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6th grade social studies final

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 3hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Europe’s rich farmland is found in the

a)

Continental plain

b)

European plain

c)

European shelf

d)

Continental drift

2.

The English channel lies between what two countries

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

Great Britain and Italy

c)

Great Britain and Germany

d)

Great Britain and Belgium

3.

What mountain range forms the boundary between Europe and Asia

a)

Alps

b)

Pyrenees mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

4.

What peninsula Is occupied by Spain and Portugal

a)

Italian peninsula

b)

Iberian peninsula

c)

Scandinavian Peninsula

d)

Yucatán peninsula

5.

What’s the world’s largest inland sea

a)

Aegean sea

b)

Mediterranean sea

c)

Adriatic sea

d)

Red sea

6.

Which European country is shaped like a boot

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

UK

7.
What is the main cause of acid rain in Germany?
a)
exhaust from automobiles
b)
smoke from factories
c)
radiation from nuclear reactors
d)
exhaust from restaurants
8.
Acid rain is a major environmental problem for what country.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Germany
c)
Ukraine
d)
France
9.
Half of this forest has been destroyed by acid rain in Germany
a)
Black Forest
b)
Appalachian Forest
c)
Blue Forest
d)
Germanic Forest
10.

What environmental concern damages statues and buildings?

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Oil Spills

11.

What is a natural resource?

a)

A resource made by man

b)

A resource made by nature

12.

What is the name of the mineral rich region around Hudson Bay?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Atlantic Ocean

13.

What physical feature is shared by Canada and the United States?

a)

St. Lawrence Seaway

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Great Lakes

14.

Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba are all examples of what type of political division in Canada?

a)

state

b)

country

c)

province

d)

region

15.

*French-speaking primarily

*Many people in this province practice the Catholic faith

*It was settled and colonized by France

The above list and region in red on the map all refer to what province in Canada?

a)

Ontario

b)

Newfoundland

c)

Quebec

d)

Manitoba

16.

What is the name of the waterway located at number 9 on the above map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Hudson Bay

17.

What physical feature is located at number 5 on the above map?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

St. Lawrence Seaway

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Interior Plains

18.

Investing in new technology or tools

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Goods

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Natural Resource

19.

Investing in training your workers or citizens

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Goods

c)

natural resource

d)

entreprenuers

20.

A country that is part market and part command is known as a

a)

Command Economy

b)

Mixed Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

None of the above

21.

Oil, Trees, Water

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Good

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Natural Resource

22.

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jay-z

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Capital

c)

Capital Goods

d)

Entrepreneur

23.

The three basic economic questions a county must answer are when, why, and how much to produce

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions asked when determining a country's economic system?

a)

What goods/service are produced?

b)

Where are goods/services produced?

c)

How are goods/services produced?

d)

For whom are goods/services produced?

25.

How do people in a traditional economy usually exchange goods?

a)

By selling them for money

b)

By using credit/debit cards

c)

By bartering

d)

By writing checks

26.

In which economic system does the government decide what is produced?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

27.

In which economic system do private businesses decide what is produced?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

market

28.

Which economic system do most democratic countries use?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

mixed

29.

When a country focuses on being really good at producing one thing, it's an example of __________

a)

scarcity

b)

specialization

c)

interdependence

30.

What is the purpose of a tariff?

a)

to decrease price of imported goods

b)

to increase the price of imported goods

c)

to increase the price of exported goods

d)

to decrease the price of exported goods

31.

What is a quota?

a)

limit placed on the quantity of imported goods

b)

tax on imported goods

c)

refusal to trade with another country

32.

What is an embargo?

a)

limit placed on the quantity of imported goods

b)

tax on imported goods

c)

refusal to trade with another country

33.

Why is it important for countries to have a system for exchanging currencies from different countries?

a)

Makes the dollar more valuable

b)

Allows banks to deal in different currencies

c)

Makes products costs less

d)

Makes it possible to buy and sell goods in different countries

34.

What is an entrepreneur?

a)

Someone who provides the money to open and operate a business

b)

Someone who loans money to someone else to open and operate a business

c)

Someone who hires workers for a business.

35.

What is the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

a)

Remove tariffs between Canada, Mexico, and the US

b)

Promote travel of citizens between Canada, Mexico, and the US

c)

Create a common currency between Canada, Mexico, and the US

d)

Decrease competition between producers in Canada, Mexico, and the US

36.

Japanese fisherman limit the amount of fish imported from China, to encourage domestic purchasing of Japanese fish. This is an example of which trade barrier?

a)

Tariff

b)

Embargo

c)

Quota

d)

Free Trade

37.

A tax placed on imported goods.

a)

Tariff

b)

Embargo

c)

Quota

d)

Free Trade Zone

38.

When a country only produces those items that it can make the fastest, best, and most cost effective this is known as

a)

Trade Barriers

b)

Quotas

c)

Specialization

d)

Opportunity

39.

Which of the following is an example of an export for the USA?

a)

America sells paper to Germany

b)

Germany sells printers to America

c)

America sells printers to central Florida

d)

South Africa buys meat from Chile

40.

What correlation does literacy rate have with standard of living?

a)

the higher the literacy rate the lower the standard of living

b)

the higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living

c)

the lower the literacy rate the higher the standard of living

41.
What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today?
a)
Slavery exists in few Latin American countries.
b)
Many Latin Americans have ancestors from Africa.
c)
The people of Latin America accept slavery as part of their lives.
d)
Latin America has no people with ancestors from Africa.
42.
Latin America is ethnically diverse because of a blending of __________.
a)
Indigenous Americans, Asians, & Africans
b)
Indigenous Americans, Asians, & Europeans
c)
Indigenous Americans, Europeans, & Africans
d)
Europeans, Africans, & Asians
43.
The Panama Canal is located _______ of South America.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
directly east
d)
directly west
44.
Which of the following would be MOST helpful to improving a country’s standard of living?
a)
decreasing the literacy rate
b)
increasing the literacy rate
c)
reducing the number of farms
d)
creating more low-paying jobs in factories
45.
The large amount of arable land is MOST helpful in which industry to Cuba?
a)
farming
b)
fishing
c)
mining
d)
tourism
46.
The Panama Canal was built to ____.
a)
improve good feelings between countries.
b)
provide a shortcut for trade.
c)
lower income taxes.
d)
improve mining techniques.
47.
Why are Spanish and Portuguese the main languages of Latin America?
a)
The natives switched to these languages to make communication easier.
b)
The indigenous people did not want to learn to speak English or French.
c)
People in Latin America found Spanish and Portuguese easy to learn.
d)
People from Spain and Portugal colonized Latin America.
48.
How does geography play a role in Mexico City’s air pollution problem?
a)
It one of the world’s most populated cities.
b)
The city has views of beautiful mountains.
c)
The factories and cars produce a lot of air pollutants.
d)
It lies in a valley, surrounded by mountains, that traps in air pollutants over the city.
49.
As with any small island country, Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. This affects their trade in that Cuba _______.
a)
exports only manufactured products.
b)
should import few products.
c)
needs to import many products.
d)
does not need to import or export.
50.
What are the two primary languages of Latin America?
a)
English and French
b)
French and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Portuguese
d)
Spanish and English
51.

Which number is the country of Haiti?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

52.

What country is represented by #7

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Portugal

d)

Chile

53.

Which number is represented by #1

a)

Brazil

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

54.

Which number is represented by #6

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Chile

d)

Mexico

55.

#3 represents which physical feature?

a)

Atacama Desert

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Sierra Madre

d)

Amazon River

56.

Locate the Amazon River

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

57.

Which physical feature is located along the coast of Chile and is also known as the driest place on Earth?

a)

Sierra Madre

b)

Amazon River

c)

Amazon Rainforest

d)

Atacama desert

58.

This body of water is located to the west of South America

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

59.

Which number represents the Gulf of Mexico

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

60.

Simon Bolivar was known as the George Washington of South America?

a)

True

b)

False

61.
Which environmental problem is destroying the Amazon Rainforest?
a)
Polluted waterways
b)
Over-extraction of oil
c)
Over fishing
d)
Deforestation
62.
In Brazil, certain citizens are
a)
Prohibited to vote
b)
required to run for office
c)
required to vote
d)
lose the right to vote
63.
Personal freedoms in an autocratic system of government like Cuba are
a)
unlimited
b)
limited
c)
freely given
d)
abundant
64.
Which statement is true about political parties in Cuba?
a)
There are many political parties
b)
There is only one political party
c)
The leader of a political party cannot be president
d)
No one from the Communist party is allowed to run
65.
Name this country.
a)
Russia
b)
Ukraine
c)
Belarus
d)
Turkey
66.
Name the country.
a)
Spain
b)
Andorra
c)
Wales
d)
Belgium
67.
Name the country.
a)
Liechtenstein
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Luxembourg
d)
Netherlands
68.
Name the country.
a)
England
b)
Greece
c)
France
d)
Italy
69.
Name the country.
a)
England
b)
Greece
c)
France
d)
Italy
70.
Name the country.
a)
Germany
b)
Greece
c)
France
d)
Italy
71.
What physical feature is pictured?
a)
Danube River
b)
Aral Sea
c)
Alps
d)
Pyrenees
72.

The Rhine and the ______________ are two major rivers in Europe.

a)

Danube

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Ganges

73.

What is the main religion in Europe?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

74.
Which two countries had the most impact on Canada's culture?
a)
Germany and Spain
b)
France and England
c)
United States and France
d)
Portugal and England
75.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Hudson River
d)
St. Lawrence River
76.
Why are some Quebecers called "separatists?"
a)
They want independence from England
b)
They want independence from Quebec
c)
They want independence from Canada
d)
They want independence from the U.S.
77.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
78.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
79.

A very large saltwater body of water

a)

MacKenzie River

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Great Lakes

d)

St Lawrence River

80.
Australia is surrounded by 
a)
Indian and Atlantic oceans
b)
Atlantic and Pacific oceans
c)
Indian and Pacific oceans
d)
Indian and Antartic oceans
81.
Which of these is NOT an Australian State?
a)
Victoria
b)
Queensland
c)
New South Wales
d)
Australian capital
82.
Which is the largest desert in Australia?
a)
Great Victoria
b)
Great Sandy
c)
Simpson
d)
Tanami
83.
What is the name of the world's largest monolith?
a)
Uluru
b)
Koab
c)
Stony
d)
Sturt
84.
What is the world's largest coral reef?
a)
The great barrier
b)
The great reef
c)
The great coral
d)
Arafura
85.
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
South Australia
d)
Queensland
86.
a)
Western Australia
b)
Northern Territory
c)
Southern Australia
d)
Queensland
87.
a)
Queensland
b)
South Australia
c)
Northern Territory
d)
New South Wales
88.
a)
Queensland
b)
New South Wales
c)
Victoria
d)
Tasmania
89.
a)
New South Wales
b)
South Australia
c)
Victoria
d)
Tasmania
90.
a)
Victoria
b)
New South Wales
c)
South Australia
d)
Tasmania
91.

What is E?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Great Barrier Reef

92.

What is A?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Indian Ocean

93.

What is F?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

94.

What is B?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Great Victoria Desert

c)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

d)

Great Barrier Reef

95.

What is G?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Victoria Desert

96.

Australia is located in which two hemispheres?

a)

North and West

b)

South and West

c)

North and East

d)

South and East

97.

What is G?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Uluru/Ayers Rock

c)

Great Barrier Reef

d)

Great Victoria Desert

98.

Australia is the only continent that is also a country.

a)

True

b)

False

99.

The massive desert plains are known as the

a)

Desert Plains

b)

Outback

c)

Sahara

d)

Fire

100.

Where do most rivers on the east side of Australia begin?

a)

From the ocean

b)

From deep pockets of underground water

c)

From the mountains

d)

There are no rivers on the east side

101.

What body of water is highlighter blue?

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Shark Bay

102.

Which physical feature is highlighted in red?

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Ayers Rock/Uluru

d)

Indian Ocean

103.

Which physical feature is pinned in red?

a)

Great Dividing Range

b)

Uluru

c)

Ayers Rock

d)

Great Victoria Desert

104.

Most of the 1,300, British settlers who landed in Australia in 1788 were

a)

gold seekers

b)

religious pilgrims

c)

soldiers

d)

prisoners

105.

What evidence of a parliamentary democracy

a)

Head of state and head of government are two different people

b)

Head of state and head of government are both Ceremonial roles

c)

Head of state and head of government are the only people in charge

106.

What is an economic system

a)

a way a city throws away and litters

b)

A way a country produces and distributes goods and services

c)

a way the world decides how to burn trash

107.

What is an effect of acid rain

a)

Landslides

b)

Weathering

c)

Flooding

d)

Hurricanes

108.

Which part of Russia has the most people

a)

European Russia

b)

Eastern Russia

c)

Northern Russia

d)

Asian Russia

109.

Why do eastern southern Australian cities have the most population

a)

Warm temperatures

b)

Good rainfall

c)

Freezing temperatures

d)

No rain fall

110.

Why are most Australian animals and plants found only there

a)

The country is really far away from other countries

b)

The country is freezing compared to others

c)

The country is way hotter than the others

d)

The country is way too small

111.

Who has the most power in Australia

a)

The people

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Municipal court

d)

Parliament

112.

What is an important aspect of aboriginal culture

a)

Belief in Dreamtime

b)

Believe in the earth is the center of the universe

c)

Belief in being superior

113.

What is Australian government

a)

Federal

b)

Unitary

c)

Confederate

114.

Citizens don’t directly vote for all of these except

a)

Prime minister

b)

Governor General

c)

Monarch

d)

Legislature

115.

What kind of power distribution is in Cuba Bolivia and UK

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederate

c)

Federal

116.

How many people rule in a government of Oligarchy?

a)

A small group

b)

A king or queen

c)

A large group

117.
Example: Modern day – England – ruler is a symbolic head of state with elected members of Parliament who govern.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Republic

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